Month: February 2025

New Frog Species Named After Hollywood Actor Leonardo DiCaprio

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A new frog species, discovered in Ecuador, has been named after Academy Award-winning Hollywood Leonardo DiCaprio, owing to the Titanic star’s passionate work for the environment, according to a report in The Telegraph. The frog has been named Phyllonastes Dicaprioi and is one of the seven new species uncovered by researchers from Ecuador’s National Institute…

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World

Japan Zoo Bans Solo Male Visitors After Harassment Complaints

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A Japanese zoo, Healing Pavilion, has made headlines by banning solo male visitors due to repeated harassment incidents targeting the female owner and female guests. Located in Tochigi Prefecture, the interactive zoo offers a unique experience, allowing visitors to interact, feed, and bond with various animals, South China Morning Post reported. The ban, which has…

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EAM Jaishankar, Omani counterpart discuss cooperation in trade, investment, energy security

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EAM Jaishankar with Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi | Photo Credit: X/@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday (February 16, 2025) held wide-ranging discussions with his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi on bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and energy security. Mr. Jaishankar is in the Omani capital to attend the 8th Indian Ocean Conference. Delighted to meet…

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New India Cooperative Bank accused sent to police custody till Feb. 21

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Hitesh Mehta, General Manager and Head of Accounts at New India Cooperative Bank, after being arrested by the EOW, in Mumbai, on February 15, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Former general manager and head of accounts of New India Cooperative Bank Hitesh Mehta and the beneficiary of the theft Dharmesh Paun have been sent to…

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Business

EU Says Putin Bears “Ultimate Responsibility For Alexei Navalny’s Death

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Brussels: The EU on Sunday said that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin bore “ultimate responsibility” for the death of Alexei Navalny, as it paid tribute to the late opposition figurehead on the one-year anniversary of his passing. The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said Navalny “gave his life for a free and democratic Russia”…

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IPL 2025 Full Schedule Announcement LIVE Updates: CSK vs MI To Be On…

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IPL 2025 Full Schedule Announcement LIVE Updates: The Indian Premier League 2025 is just over one month away, and fans have the opportunity to get excited again with the full schedule of this year’s tournament set to be announced today. As per reports, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are set to take on Royal…

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Sports

‘MACE’ Observatory Detects ‘Blast From The Past’ Way Before Earth Was Born

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Indian scientists recently detected what could be one of the universe’s farthest objects. The world’s highest Gamma-Ray Telescope, MACE, situated at Hanle in Ladakh has detected a ‘blast from the past’, well before the Earth and/or the Solar System were even born. Scientists from the Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai part of the Department of…

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Nation

Lt Governor Slammed For Post On Delhi Stampede

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New Delhi: A political row has erupted over Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena’s edited social media post over the stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station stampede which occurred on Saturday night and caused the deaths of 18 people, including five children, and left many others injured. Initially, Mr Saxena’s post on X (formerly Twitter)…

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China to develop gene-editing tools, new crop varieties in biotech initiative

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Wheat crop ready for harvest in a farmer’s field near Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada September 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters China issued guidelines on Friday to promote biotech cultivation, focusing on gene-editing tools and developing new wheat, corn, and soybean varieties, as part of efforts to ensure food security and boost agriculture technology. The 2024-2028…

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Science